Provides the latest RSS feeds for Uganda News. For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Uganda News.Net http://www.ugandanews.net/ en-us Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:45:46 -0500 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:45:46 -0500 30 KAMPALA, March 11 (Reuters) - Heavy rains have collapsed sections of a highway in southwestern Uganda linking it to Rwanda, slowing goods transport between the two landlocked countries, a roads off... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33035354&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:59:42 -0500 Reuters http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33035354&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Kampala — OVER 450 residents of Lira, who were affected by the construction of Soroti-Lira road, are demanding compensation from the Government. About 20 of their representatives last week camp... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33035348&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:47:35 -0500 All Africa http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33035348&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Bududa — Another landslide is reportedly looming in Bududda as the crack in one of the hills overlooking Nametsi village, where more than 300 people died last week continues to widen, an officia... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33035349&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:47:35 -0500 All Africa http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33035349&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Kampala — THE Arua district Woman MP, Christine Abia, has again been involved in a public outburst with a top official only weeks after engaging in a fist fight with the district chairman, Andam... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33035350&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:47:33 -0500 All Africa http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33035350&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Kampala — FOR the last 10 months, Lira Hospital has not had contraceptives. The hospital has only pills which the women do not like. The district health officer, Dr. Peter Kusolo, said injection... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33035351&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:47:33 -0500 All Africa http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33035351&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Kampala — Officials from the ministry of works have failed to explain the circumstances under which some city roads which not on the CHOGM list were repaired using CHOGM budget. The Parliamenta... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33035353&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:47:32 -0500 All Africa http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33035353&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Kampala — Opposition MPs have asked Parliament to amend the Political Parties Organization Act to enable political parties receive more funds from donors. According to the current law, Politica... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33035352&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:47:31 -0500 All Africa http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33035352&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Bududa — About 712 families from the landslide-affected areas of Nametsi in Bududa District have been relocated to camps set up at Bulucheke Sub-county headquarters. The move comes after Preside... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33034641&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:47:26 -0500 All Africa http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33034641&cat=faaba65027d16d8c ‘Land Cruiser’ sees no worthy rival in Doha A mouthwatering battle between Kenya, USA and Ethiopia is in the offing on Friday night as the IAAF world indoor championships get underway in Doha. The... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33031669&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:38:31 -0500 Daily Nation http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33031669&cat=faaba65027d16d8c "As much as half the food aid sent to Somalia is diverted from needy people to a web of corrupt contractors, radical Islamist militants and local United Nations staff members, according to a new Secur... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33031044&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:36:32 -0500 Medical News Today http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33031044&cat=faaba65027d16d8c DAR ES SALAAM, March 11 (Reuters) - Regional trade bloc East African Community needs some $20 billion to upgrade the railway network in its five member countries and boost trade, Tanzania's Preside... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33032235&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:10:06 -0500 Reuters http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33032235&cat=faaba65027d16d8c The women’s movement in Kenya is in its death throes. It would be a shame to put the final nail on its coffin. The booming voice we once had has faded to a whisper, the captains either co-opted into... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33028414&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:15:12 -0500 Daily Nation http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33028414&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Inadequate healthcare is just one of many challenges facing the 16,200 refugees in this sprawling camp in western Uganda, which is served by a single doctor. Among those waiting in one of the camp's ... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33029154&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:33:53 -0500 All Africa http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33029154&cat=faaba65027d16d8c It started when his parents moved to Africa. As a little kid, he behaved like an African - drawing his own pictures as black. He has lived with the Maasai, learnt their language and took part in Maasa... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33029153&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:33:52 -0500 All Africa http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33029153&cat=faaba65027d16d8c The rate at which he is going, Kayz of Leone Island studio could be one of the most talked about producers of 2010. Or he could just as easily crash and burn. True, he helped craft Bebe Cool's Bogola... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33029152&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:33:51 -0500 All Africa http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33029152&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Nairobi — Public Health Minister Beth Mugo was on Thursday forced to flee as her constituents held chaotic demonstrations to protest the killing of seven people by the Police. The demonstrators... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33027942&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:33:43 -0500 All Africa http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33027942&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Government has announced a Shs 135 billion budget to rid Uganda of dirt. The Minister of Water and Environment, Maria Mutagamba confirmed that government had already secured the 50 million euros (abou... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33025997&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:48:34 -0500 All Africa http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33025997&cat=faaba65027d16d8c editorial As the government held official celebrations to mark International Women's Day in Bushenyi on Monday, some women belonging to the Inter-Party Cooperation decided to highlight the plight of ... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33025998&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:48:34 -0500 All Africa http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33025998&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Nasser Ntege Sebaggala, the losing candidate in the DP president general's election says the new party Leader Norbert Mao is not that popular in his home region, northern Uganda, as he claims. In an ... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33025999&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:48:33 -0500 All Africa http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33025999&cat=faaba65027d16d8c The International Hospital Kampala has opened another clinic to ease pressure on services at their Namuwongo main branch. The facility in Kololo on Wampewo Avenue, opposite the airstrip was officiall... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33026000&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:48:31 -0500 All Africa http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33026000&cat=faaba65027d16d8c To me, for a country to have serious development economics, it needs to invest in its people; the most important asset of any country is its people and the president indicated his value for the people... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33026004&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:48:30 -0500 All Africa http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33026004&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Book: The Boy who harnessed the Wind Author: William Kamkwamba, and Bryan Mealer Publisher: HarperCollins 2009 Volume: 273 pages Cost: Shs 29,900 Reviewer: Martyn Drakard Available from Aristoc http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33026001&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:48:28 -0500 All Africa http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33026001&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Though it's common practice for Africans to gloss over one's legacy at death, while proclaiming only the deceased's good record, I will critically assess the twin legacies of Uganda's Akena Adoko and ... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33026002&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:48:28 -0500 All Africa http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33026002&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Uganda will in April this year, host the 3rd East African Investment Summit under the theme 'EAC Common Market: The Preferred Investment Destination'. This comes after Rwanda 2008, and Kenya 2009. Wh... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33024832&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:48:24 -0500 All Africa http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33024832&cat=faaba65027d16d8c The Mengo establishment has supported a recent petition lodged with The Hague-based International Criminal Court (ICC), seeking the indictment of President Museveni over the September 2009 riot killin... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33025367&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:48:23 -0500 All Africa http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33025367&cat=faaba65027d16d8c At least 65 families in Kasawo sub-county, Mukono remain homeless after a storm razed their homes on Wednesday. The afternoon storm also destroyed crops and killed a number of animals and birds. A cla... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33021178&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Thu, 11 Mar 2010 07:06:41 -0500 The Monitor http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33021178&cat=faaba65027d16d8c The Prime Minister, Prof Apolo Nsibambi who was injured in a plane accident on Monday will resume work after six months. Speaking after her husband was discharged from Mulago Hospital on Wednesday aft... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33021176&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Thu, 11 Mar 2010 07:06:39 -0500 The Monitor http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33021176&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Moroto — First Lady Mrs Janet Museveni Twenty has commissioned 20 housing units at Nakapelimeni Camp Swahili in Moroto Municipality in north eastern Uganda. This brings to 20 units the number o... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33021174&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Thu, 11 Mar 2010 06:29:53 -0500 All Africa http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33021174&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Human resource alignment improves efficiency by paying staff on time, taking leave and training. "That is why the Federation of Uganda Employers (FUE) chose the theme "Human Resource Strategic Alignm... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33021175&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Thu, 11 Mar 2010 06:29:52 -0500 All Africa http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33021175&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Kenya's fourth-largest bank by assets reported a pretax profit of 3.74 billion shillings ($48.7 million) for last year, up from 3.4 billion shillings in 2008, thanks to gains in net interest income... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33019080&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Thu, 11 Mar 2010 05:12:19 -0500 Reuters http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33019080&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Kampala — The World Health Organisation (WHO) has finally approved the antiretroviral drugs manufactured in Kampala by Quality Chemicals Industries, a local pharmaceutical giant. http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33019061&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Thu, 11 Mar 2010 05:01:49 -0500 All Africa http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33019061&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Ifob KEYS, gives access to office facilities such as cabinets, drawers and vehicles to only authorised people, making it one of the best vital assets that any organisation can have. Mr Hassan Ssali B... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33019062&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Thu, 11 Mar 2010 05:01:46 -0500 All Africa http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33019062&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Results - Premier League — Even a brilliant second half performance failed to save Makerere University Hima Impis from defeat at their own 'graveyard' yesterday. Impis lost 11-10 to Entebbe Mong... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33019063&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Thu, 11 Mar 2010 05:01:44 -0500 All Africa http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33019063&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Kampala — New mobile communication businesses now have a platform to globally show case their innovative products, following the launch of Mobile Monday Kampala (MoMoKla) in Uganda. MoMo, a glob... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33019066&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Thu, 11 Mar 2010 05:01:43 -0500 All Africa http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33019066&cat=faaba65027d16d8c It was not long before he learnt the bitter truth that they had perished along with their host family of eight. Like many of his villagemates, Natsatsa is struggling to come to terms with the disaster... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33019064&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Thu, 11 Mar 2010 05:01:42 -0500 All Africa http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33019064&cat=faaba65027d16d8c opinion The picture of President Museveni visiting the landslide-stricken areas of Bududa last week while dressed in army fatigues and carrying an AK-47 rifle has dominated debate. Several commentato... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33019065&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Thu, 11 Mar 2010 05:01:42 -0500 All Africa http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33019065&cat=faaba65027d16d8c opinion Kampala — The term "land reform" is unpopular in Uganda because it connotes to many people the idea of land-grabbing. Unless we get rid of this xenophobia against change we shall perman... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33019071&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Thu, 11 Mar 2010 05:01:39 -0500 All Africa http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33019071&cat=faaba65027d16d8c analysis Kampala — Priests have very tight schedules ranging from performing masses, hearing confessions, advising the believers, participating in baptisms to praying for themselves and others.... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33019069&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Thu, 11 Mar 2010 05:01:37 -0500 All Africa http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33019069&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Kampala — Maurice Kirya knows only one thing - music. And he takes it so passionately that he broke the rules of engagement at his fans' City Beat magazine party held at Club Pa Lui on Friday. I... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33019070&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Thu, 11 Mar 2010 05:01:37 -0500 All Africa http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33019070&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Kampala — Uganda is estimated to have between 40 and 50 million chicken. Of these, at least 30 million are hybrids while the rest are local breeds. Most of the hybrids are kept in closed shelte... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33019068&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Thu, 11 Mar 2010 05:01:35 -0500 All Africa http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33019068&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Kampala — We could say our final goodbyes to a shortage of vegetables in the country soon, if a new system of preparing and managing seedlings is adopted by farmers. The initiative involves the ... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33019072&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Thu, 11 Mar 2010 05:01:34 -0500 All Africa http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33019072&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Kampala — The Civil Aviation Authority is to construct a canopy over the road toll at the Entebbe International Airport. "We want to provide these facilities to protected people from weather va... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33019074&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Thu, 11 Mar 2010 05:01:33 -0500 All Africa http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33019074&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Kampala — Kanungu district is to construct a water supply point at Kayungwe. According to a notice, the project will be funded under the district rural water supply and sanitation development co... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33019075&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Thu, 11 Mar 2010 05:01:32 -0500 All Africa http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33019075&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Kampala — HUNDREDS of guests turned up to celebrate the 100th birthday of Anna Maria Nambi, of Kabuwoko village in Kalungu, Masaka district on Sunday. Nambi is the maternal aunt of the Speaker ... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33019076&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Thu, 11 Mar 2010 05:01:32 -0500 All Africa http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33019076&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Kampala — THE Court of Appeal has been asked to dismiss the appeal of the National Forestry Authority (NFA) over failure to comply with a court order. An appeal was lodged in the court by NFA a... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33019078&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Thu, 11 Mar 2010 05:01:30 -0500 All Africa http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33019078&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Kabarole — Political interference should be blamed for the destruction of bridges in Kabarole, the Chief Administrative Officer, Mr Juma Nyende, has said. The bridges that were washed away last ... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33018594&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Thu, 11 Mar 2010 05:01:28 -0500 All Africa http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33018594&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Kampala — A Kenyan student of Kampala International University (KIU) is held at Kabalagala Police station for allegedly stabbing her boyfriend to death. Jane Nyiha, a second-year student of bach... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33018588&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Thu, 11 Mar 2010 05:01:25 -0500 All Africa http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33018588&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Nairobi — The cord of love between two sisters proved unbreakable when one put her life on the line to save the other. Ms Mary Nginyo, 32, was diagnosed with kidney failure two years ago, which... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33018531&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Thu, 11 Mar 2010 05:01:23 -0500 All Africa http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33018531&cat=faaba65027d16d8c The United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) is sending $50,000 in emergency funding to Uganda where deadly mudslides and flooding have left hundreds of thousands of people in need of shelter, f... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33015957&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Thu, 11 Mar 2010 04:19:16 -0500 Spero News http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33015957&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Kampala — Three top managers of the Malaria Control Programme, who were arrested in connection with negligence and theft of drugs worth Shs2 billion, were yesterday charged with corruption and r... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33016848&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Thu, 11 Mar 2010 03:33:52 -0500 All Africa http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33016848&cat=faaba65027d16d8c By Frank MugabiTHE Arua district Woman MP, Christine Abia, has again been involved in a public outburst with a top official only weeks after engaging in a fist fight with the district chairman, Andama... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33016849&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Thu, 11 Mar 2010 03:30:08 -0500 The New Vision http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33016849&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Submit your comment Metropolitan's Kenyan operations are not doing as well as those in Nigeria and Ghana because it has had difficulty finding a suitable partner in that country, according to Preston ... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33009382&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:12:02 -0500 Business Report http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33009382&cat=faaba65027d16d8c UNITED NATIONS, March 10 (Reuters) - Ugandan rebels notorious for mutilating their victims and abducting children have found a safe haven in Sudan's western Darfur region, an anti-genocide group sa... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33007424&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:30:51 -0500 Reuters http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33007424&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Submit your comment Metropolitan's Kenyan operations are not doing as well as those in Nigeria and Ghana because it has had difficulty finding a suitable partner in that country, according to Preston ... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33006809&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:08:27 -0500 Business Report http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33006809&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Jinja – Mwiri Mbale - TOPA Even a brilliant second half performance failed to save Makerere University Hima Impis from defeat at their own ‘graveyard’ yesterday. Impis lost 11-10 to Entebbe Mong... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33004245&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:56:27 -0500 The Monitor http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33004245&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Many small business owners are in this predicament because they do not keep records. There is a general misconception that record keeping is for big businesses. http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33004246&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:56:26 -0500 The Monitor http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33004246&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Nairobi — The government could save Sh200 million during a 30-day foreign travel ban imposed on Cabinet ministers. More than 30 ministers were scheduled to travel abroad in March and April befo... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33002748&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:12:44 -0500 All Africa http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33002748&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Nairobi — Kenyans affected by the violence that erupted after the country's disputed presidential elections in 2007 may soon be able to speak out without fear. A new bill will offer better prote... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33003294&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:12:44 -0500 All Africa http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33003294&cat=faaba65027d16d8c editorial Appointment to public offices remains a thorny issue despite clear stipulations aimed at securing transparency and fair play. On paper, the Government vouches for open and competitive recr... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33002708&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:12:43 -0500 All Africa http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33002708&cat=faaba65027d16d8c The United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) is sending $50,000 in emergency funding to Uganda where deadly mudslides and flooding have left hundreds of thousands of people in need of shelter, f... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33002730&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:12:43 -0500 All Africa http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33002730&cat=faaba65027d16d8c editorial The Nairobi City Council and Ministry of Local Government cemetery land purchase scandal brings to focus once again, questions about the national commitment to the fight against corruption.... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33003306&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:12:39 -0500 All Africa http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33003306&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Nairobi — The Sh283 million that was meant to buy land for a cemetery in Mavoko was transferred to various individuals and firms from a joint account operated by three law firms. The Local Gove... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33003307&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:12:38 -0500 All Africa http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33003307&cat=faaba65027d16d8c ) is sending $50,000 in emergency funding to Uganda where deadly mudslides and flooding have left hundreds of thousands of people in need of shelter, food, safe water and proper sanitation, and at an ... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=32999425&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:21:14 -0500 UN News Centre http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=32999425&cat=faaba65027d16d8c By Francis Kagolo A KENYAN student of Kampala International University (KIU) is held at Kabalagala Police station for allegedly stabbing her boyfriend to death. Jane Nyiha, a second-year student of ba... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33000420&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:07:40 -0500 The New Vision http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33000420&cat=faaba65027d16d8c An insurance product that caters for farmers' inputs like fertilizers and certified seeds is being delivered through the use of mobile phone. In a bid to entice more farmers to invest in insurance pr... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=32999444&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:23:39 -0500 All Africa http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=32999444&cat=faaba65027d16d8c CRANES defender Andy Mwesigwa has signed a $240000 (sh490m) two-year contract with Chinese premier league club Chongquing Lyfan. James Bakama reports that Mwesigwa, who will be earning $10,000 a month... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33000423&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:20:11 -0500 The New Vision http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33000423&cat=faaba65027d16d8c By Douglas MazuneUGANDA Golf Union (UGU) has cleared three-time national champion Vincent Byamukama to turn professional. UGU secretary Johnson Omollo confirmed that Byamukama had sought to end his am... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33000426&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:20:10 -0500 The New Vision http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33000426&cat=faaba65027d16d8c A student in her S6 vacation Adah Atukunda from Lugazi, and David Ogwang a social worker in Gulu have won replica Chelsea team jerseys after giving the right answer of who are the top two best paid fo... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33000425&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:20:08 -0500 The New Vision http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33000425&cat=faaba65027d16d8c By Irene Nabusoba THE World Organisation (WHO) has finally approved the antiretroviral drugs manufactured in Kampala by Quality Chemicals Industries, a local pharmaceutical giant. This means the compa... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33000410&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:20:07 -0500 The New Vision http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33000410&cat=faaba65027d16d8c By Douglas Mazune KENYA Safari Rally officials will grace the launch of the KCB Pearl of Africa Uganda Rally launch at Lubiri today. The Kenyans who were expected to arrive last night will share exper... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33000424&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:20:06 -0500 The New Vision http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33000424&cat=faaba65027d16d8c By Jeff Lule THE relief aid and resettlement of the Bududa landslide victims is likely to cost about sh5b, the Uganda Red Cross Society secretary general has said.Michael Nakata said the society had m... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33000412&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:20:04 -0500 The New Vision http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33000412&cat=faaba65027d16d8c By Swalley Kenyi and James Bakama ALL 17 FIFA referees are set for a one-week development refresher course at Namboole starting March 27. These will be joined by 13 FUFA referees to be picked by the l... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33000429&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:20:04 -0500 The New Vision http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33000429&cat=faaba65027d16d8c By Barbara AmongTHE Uganda-Rwanda border customs points will start 24-hour operations next month, according to an agreement signed by the two countries. The decision was arrived at during the Joint Pe... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33000411&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:20:03 -0500 The New Vision http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33000411&cat=faaba65027d16d8c By Caleb BahikanoTHE prevalence of HIV/AIDS in the Police is worrying, the AIDS control programme officer in the Uganda Police Force, Frances Mbabazi, has said.She attributed the infections among the ... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33000418&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:20:03 -0500 The New Vision http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33000418&cat=faaba65027d16d8c A SH430M European Union-funded project at Ggaba landing site has failed to kick off due to politics and disagreements within the business community, writes Samuel Balagadde.The project involves settin... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33000421&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:20:03 -0500 The New Vision http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33000421&cat=faaba65027d16d8c By Vision Reporter The procurement body (PPDA) staff have donated 30 units of blood in support of the Uganda Red Cross and Uganda Blood Bank call for blood donors. PPDA staff, including Edgar Agaba, t... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33000422&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:20:03 -0500 The New Vision http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33000422&cat=faaba65027d16d8c By Norman Katende AFTER over two months of international engagements and electioneering, cricket action is back with the season opening Luswata Cup on Sunday. Defending champions Tornado will however ... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33000428&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:20:03 -0500 The New Vision http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33000428&cat=faaba65027d16d8c By Charles Ariko THE Police have burst a racket of criminals who have been robbing passengers aboard commuter taxis. Herbert Mawanda, a resident of Nateete in Rubaga Church Zone, who is believed to be... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33000417&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:19:59 -0500 The New Vision http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33000417&cat=faaba65027d16d8c By Jeff Lule VICE-chancellors from all Ugandan universities have called for increased funding for science subjects in secondary schools. The chancellors said the Government had not shown commitment in... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33000416&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:19:58 -0500 The New Vision http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33000416&cat=faaba65027d16d8c By Taddeo Bwambale A TOTAL of sh500b has been allocated to the conservation of Lake Victoria.The project was launched by the East African Community Lake Victoria Basin Commission.It will strengthen th... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33000415&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:19:57 -0500 The New Vision http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33000415&cat=faaba65027d16d8c By Edward Anyoli ENTEBBE Grade II Magistrate Godfrey Bindeba, charged with receiving a bribe of sh200,000 from a suspect, has been granted bail. Bindeba was granted bail of sh500,000 on Tuesday after ... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33000414&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:19:56 -0500 The New Vision http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33000414&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Kenya which is a signatory of the Rome Statute treaty which forms the basis of the International Criminal Court (ICC) has an obligation to arrest Bashir (pictured) given an outstanding arrest warrant ... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=32996449&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:30:23 -0500 Daily Nation http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=32996449&cat=faaba65027d16d8c A human rights campaigner honoured in Washington on Wednesday as a “woman of courage” has urged the US to intensify pressure on Kenya to speed up reforms. http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=32996438&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:30:21 -0500 Daily Nation http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=32996438&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Students learn computer skills at a centre in Sega village, Ugenya District. The centre is run by the Sega Silicon Valley initiative. Left: Mr James Ofwona, who founded Sega Silicon Valley. Photos/TO... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=32996439&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:30:18 -0500 Daily Nation http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=32996439&cat=faaba65027d16d8c A week after my periods, I get a smelly, bloody discharge and when bathing, I feel pain. Then when it comes to sex, it hurts and I sometimes bleed. I thought it was candida and I got treatment but the... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=32997088&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:29:42 -0500 The Monitor http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=32997088&cat=faaba65027d16d8c I write this letter in response to the article; NRM candidate defies Museveni (Daily Monitor, March 10). The story is that an NRM candidate has defied the President by refusing to pull out of the race... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=32997089&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:29:41 -0500 The Monitor http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=32997089&cat=faaba65027d16d8c It was on Monday March 1 that landslides swept the three villages in Bududa in eastern Uganda. Thank God an effort was made and some bodies were recovered. Also by God’s grace, people like David Mus... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=32997090&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:29:41 -0500 The Monitor http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=32997090&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Ruth Nakate couldn’t stop crying right from the moment I walked into the Hwan Sung offices until I left. She has been sad since the day she discovered that her two-year-old daughter had a serious he... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=32997094&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:29:38 -0500 The Monitor http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=32997094&cat=faaba65027d16d8c This is in reference to a letter written by Francis Nyanzi regarding the pre-shipment inspection of used-vehicles recently introduced by UNBS (see Daily Monitor of March 10). http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=32997093&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:29:37 -0500 The Monitor http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=32997093&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Witchcraft is a very common phenomenon in this country or let’s just say Africa. It is therefore not unusual to hear that someone has been bewitched by a rival at work or someone’s jealous relativ... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=32997096&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:29:35 -0500 The Monitor http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=32997096&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Turyamushanga, even though still in pain, is without the swelling he has had since 1983. He also got spectacles to aid his sight. PHOTOS BY JOSEPH KIGGUNDU http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=32997097&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:29:34 -0500 The Monitor http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=32997097&cat=faaba65027d16d8c If you missed the memo, the various probes on Chogm have detailed a crime scene. Ministers, led by Vice President Gilbert Bukenya, have a lot of wriggle room afforded them by NRM’s huge parliamentar... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=32997099&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:29:33 -0500 The Monitor http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=32997099&cat=faaba65027d16d8c I recalled this incident when I read about Posta Uganda’s plan to sack 100 of its ‘A’ and ‘O’ level employees – about a quarter of its entire workforce – in order to make the government ... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=32997098&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:29:32 -0500 The Monitor http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=32997098&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Recently, the Uganda National Roads Authority brought down structures in Bwaise along the Northern Bypass road reserve. Many people of course lost property due to partially ignorance and others due to... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=32997102&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:29:31 -0500 The Monitor http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=32997102&cat=faaba65027d16d8c The picture of President Museveni visiting the landslide-stricken areas of Bududa last week while dressed in army fatigues and carrying an AK-47 rifle has dominated debate. Several commentators wonder... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=32997101&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:29:30 -0500 The Monitor http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=32997101&cat=faaba65027d16d8c National Insurance Corporation (NIC)’s 162 million Initial Public Offer received an overwhelming response leading to a Shs2.3 billion over sale. The shares, which were sold at Shs45 each attracted 2... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=32997100&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:29:29 -0500 The Monitor http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=32997100&cat=faaba65027d16d8c The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has cautioned Africa against challenges of reviving strong growth and reinforcing resilience to economic shocks that regularly batter the continent. Although stro... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=32997103&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:29:28 -0500 The Monitor http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=32997103&cat=faaba65027d16d8c New mobile communication businesses now have a platform to globally show case their innovative products, following the launch of Mobile Monday Kampala (MoMoKla) in Uganda. MoMo, a global network of mo... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=32997104&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:29:27 -0500 The Monitor http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=32997104&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Future homes are on the drawing board and they are different from what you knew from childhood. New materials and new technologies are reshaping the way new homes are built. Architects and interior de... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=32997105&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:29:26 -0500 The Monitor http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=32997105&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Water is life, and the best way to bring safe water into your home, to fill your basins and sinks is with a tap. But taps come in different shapes and designs, and installing the right ones in your ho... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=32997106&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:29:26 -0500 The Monitor http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=32997106&cat=faaba65027d16d8c